Liverpool fans will vote on the introduction of rail seating in football stadiums following a "constructive and at times emotive meeting on safe standing," according to Andy Hunter of the London GUARDIAN. As Damian Kavanagh, one of "roughly 100 people" who attended the two-and-a-half-hour discussion, said, "This is uniquely complicated for us. We should be full, front and center of the debate because we lived with Hillsborough." Momentum "is growing" in favor of the return of standing in the top two divisions of English football. The success of Scottish Premiership side Celtic's pilot experiment last season -- "now a permanent feature at Celtic Park -- has given further impetus to a campaign long promoted" by the Football Supporters Federation. Many opposing views were voiced at the Liner Hotel, with Hillsborough survivors and relatives of the 96 who were "unlawfully killed at Sheffield Wednesday's stadium to the fore." The vote, to be announced on July 31, "will set the union's position on the issue" (GUARDIAN, 7/22). The BBC reported fan group Spirit Of Shankly Chair Jay McKenna said that Saturday's open meeting was a "significant" process in "letting fans have their say." McKenna: "Lots of people raised questions and concerns and shared their own experiences. It was a very good debate. It was emotive and sensitive at times. It was really useful and people said they felt much more informed." The club said that it would "listen" to fans' views "if legislation requiring all-seater stadiums was ever changed" (BBC, 7/22).